Closed tender

Family Lead Decision Making

Details

Buyer: Reading Borough Council
Value: £475,000
Topic: Social work services without accommodation
Published: 2 February 2026
Submission: 5 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

RBC are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Family Lead Decision Making - The scope for this project is to cover the following key deliverables: • Work closely with social care teams to support and engage families to access Family Group Conferencing (FGM) and other processes that promote Family Led Decision Making (FLDM). • To upskill staff to ensure a consistent approach is taken to FLDM. What are the objectives the service must deliver? • This Service will contribute to the reduction of children and young people having to enter the care of the Council. • Support families to make positive choices for their children.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published2 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date5 April 2026

About the buyer

Reading Borough Council is a local authority for the town of Reading, and suppliers register free on its In-tend portal to view and bid for opportunities. Certain contracts advertised under the Procurement Act 2023 also require a free Find a Tender account. Smaller-value opportunities appear on Contracts Finder alongside the council's own listings. Much of this procurement runs through frameworks or dynamic markets. Suppliers can become pre-approved to compete as opportunities arise. Bids are evaluated on quality and cost, with feedback offered to unsuccessful suppliers. Tender and contract details are published quarterly under the local government transparency code.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Reading Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

85312000 · Social work services without accommodation
85312300 · Guidance and counselling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov